Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-05 Thread Wes Stewart
: From: Ian White gm3...@ifwtech.co.uk Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power To: 'Wes Stewart' n...@yahoo.com, 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:06 AM When first assembling the RF output connector and the KANT3/KAT3 board, I didn't like

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-04 Thread hawley, charles j jr
...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Ian White [gm3...@ifwtech.co.uk] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 1:06 AM To: 'Wes Stewart'; 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power When first assembling the RF output connector and the KANT3/KAT3 board, I didn't

[Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-03 Thread Wes Stewart
Has anyone come up with a permanent fix for the erratic output power problem?  I'm not talking about the 100W PA issue, but the issue solved (temporarily) by loosening and re-tightening the screws in the metal standoff on the output board near the coax connector. According to Murphy's Law,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Wes, I believe Elecraft has already implemented a fix for that in later K3s (starting about a year ago) - at least there was talk about doing it and supplying one 2D connector that was different then the others (with threads removed from thee hole). Removing the threads from the center hole

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-03 Thread Wes Stewart
I'll give that a try.  Believe it or not, I worked TX5K on 20m RTTY while thumping the case during my exchange transmission. --- On Sun, 3/3/13, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power To: Wes Stewart n

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power

2013-03-03 Thread Ian White
-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wes Stewart Sent: 04 March 2013 01:45 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Erratic output power Has anyone come up with a permanent fix for the erratic output power problem?  I'm not talking about the 100W PA